Semois
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"Some of our acquaintances of the Tête d'Or were also bound for the Semois, and we had a very pleasant journey to Bouillon together. We went by rail to Sedan, and the first part of the journey so far as Mezières-Charleville is most varied and charming. We pass through the gardens of Freyr, and Waulsart, next comes Hastière-Lavaux on the left, where the scenery is exquisite ; opposite is Hastière- Pardela, with its fine church, all that remains of a once famous abbey." --In the Ardennes (1881) by Katharine Sarah Macquoid |
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The Semois is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium and France towards the Meuse, of which it is a right tributary.
The source of the Semois is in Arlon, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, close to the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Flowing in a roughly westerly direction, it enters France after passing through the Belgian village of Bohan-sur-Semois and joins the Meuse some Template:Convert further downstream in Monthermé. The total length of the river is Template:Convert.
Other places on the banks of the Semois are Chiny, Florenville, Herbeumont, Bouillon (including the localities of Dohan and Poupehan), and Vresse-sur-Semois (all in Belgium).
The earliest documentation of the name, as SESMARA, is dated from the 2nd century AD. That was before that region was influenced by significant Germanic immigration. Medieval forms include Sesomirs (664), Sesmarus (950), Sesmoys (1104), and Semoir (1244).
The river has given its name to a variety of tobacco grown in the area.
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